<p>Hi guys, </p>
<p>I'm a sophomore with a 3.18 overall. I did bad my first semester, had trouble adjusting to college and had to withdraw from one of my courses.
Fall 2010 - 2.67
Spring 2011 - 3.60 </p>
<p>I'm hoping the colleges I'm applying to will see the improvement and give me a chance. However if I do not get into my reach school SUNY Binghamton and I get accepted into Albany or Stonybrook, would it be detrimental for me to attend for 1 semester (spring 2012) and apply for transfer again for the Fall 2012 semester? I am very unhappy with my current university. </p>
<p>The universities that I am applying to are
SUNY Binghamton
SUNY Albany
SUNY Buffalo
SUNY Stonybrook</p>
<p>They will also want to see your high school transcripts, and you did not mention how well you did in HS. </p>
<p>I transferred twice (once from a community college to a 4-year, then to another 4-year college). When I was transferring the second time no one made any mention or asked why I was transferring again. But if they do, you want to have a better answer than “I hated it,” or “I wasn’t making friends.” If you’re doing it to find a better challenge, more academic opportunities, etc., then that’s a good reason to keep trying. </p>
<p>They will consider an upward trend in grades, but you only have 2 semesters to compare. They might wonder which one was a fluke - was the fall semester a bad semester, or was the spring semester easy and the grade trend won’t continue? You may need to explain your low fall semester GPA in your essay or in an admissions interview. </p>
<p>If you don’t get into the school you want, I think you’d be better off staying where you are for another semester and keep pulling up your grades. There is no sense going to another school <em>knowing</em> you want to leave that one, too. When I transferred the first time I thought I would love the 4-year school…and just everything went wrong, it wasn’t nearly challenging enough, etc. Unless you don’t think you’ll get into your reach school at all and will be happier at another school, stay where you are until you get into a school you’ll be happy with.</p>
<p>Thank you for your reply Nova. I don’t think they’ll take my highschool grades into consideration because I have accumulated 27 credits. Anything less than 24 credits will warrant them to review your high school background. </p>
<p>There is a slight chance I will be able to make my reach school but realistically, I will most likely be rejected. However, it is probable that I will get into at least one of the universities on my list. </p>
<p>“Unless you don’t think you’ll get into your reach school at all and will be happier at another school, stay where you are until you get into a school you’ll be happy with.”</p>
<p>Bingo. I don’t think I’ll make it but I am very unhappy with my current situation, and it would irk me if I had to attend for another semester. My current universities is extremely expensive and if I were to transfer to one of the schools on the list, I would pay less than what I do now. I would pay less for dorming+tuition as opposed to only tuition (I am a commuter student).</p>
<p>If that’s the case, then it makes sense to transfer elsewhere. Just be sure to do your research so you don’t end up unhappy for similar reasons. I’m surprised they still wouldn’t consider your HS transcripts - my counselors considered it almost as heavily as my college ones and I had at least 36 credits when I applied, closer to 48+ when I actually transferred out.</p>
<p>I have been advised by some that I should stay at my current university until after my sophomore year, mainly because that will open up more options for me (upward trend in GPA, more grades to base admission decision on, more seats available for transfer to the Fall 2012 sem) however, I attend a catholic university, therefore my courses such as, theology will not transfer over. Some tell me that there is no point in transferring with the intention to transfer again the following semester. But they do not understand how uncomfortable I am at my current university. </p>
<p>One again, I thank you for your promptly replies.</p>
<p>What school at Binghamton are you applying to?</p>
<p>I figure I had no shot in the school of management; therefore, I applied as undecided. Was this a bad move?</p>
<p>Undecided is automatically Harpur, which is definitely a lot easier than SOM. Going with Harpur is not a bad move, so I’d stick with it, although perhaps naming a department would be preferable.</p>